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Rooms, Leeds the Manager, Scala Super Cinema, Harrogate the Manager, The Picture House,
Bradford Mr. H. Leacup, The Empire, Barnsley Mr. Norcliffe, The Empire, Wakefield the Manager,
The Londsborough Theatre, Scarborough the Manager, Prince's Hall, Shipley Mr. W. E. Holland,
The Picture House, Saltaire the Manager, King's Hall, Ilkley the Manager, Briggate Picture House,
Leeds The Picture House, Leicester Prince of Wales Picture House, LiverpoolMarket Street
Picture House, Manchester The Oxford Picture House, Manchester J. B. Binmore, Andrew's Picture
House, Plymouth W. C. Coverdale, Picture House, Portsmouth. Mr. J. Anthony, Manager, not onlj-
sold out at the Picture House, York, but sent us a donation from his patrons. Mr. W. J. Pirie, The
Picture House, Aberdeen, also sold out, and we were delighted to get our propaganda so far north.
Mr. Coppeck and Mr. R. Norman had a wonderful success at the Queen's Picture House, and at the
Agricultural Hall, Wolverhampton. Mr. Brown, The Arcade Cinema, Darlington, sent us a very
handsome cheque with which we were delighted.
We had the most astonishing results from the support of the King's Circuit, and received permission
to sell our song in all the houses controlled by this powerful syndicate. In every one of them the sales
were really splendid and we would like to offer our most grateful thanks to the Managers and Staff
of the following Cinemas La Scala, Glasgow Lome Cinema, Glasgow Eclipse Pictures, Port
Glasgow; Queen's Cinema, Langside|; Casino, Glasgow Empire, Kilmarnoch George, Kilmarnoch
Palace Kinema, Dunfermline Picture House, Falkirk.
At the Rialto Cinema in Londonderry, Mr. W. J. Arthur had most successful results. His little
daughter, Dolly, sold for us and she and Miss McChelland proved excellent saleswomen. Miss
McChelland took copies away with her and sold to other people. The Musical Director, Mr. A. J.
Cunningham, played the song admirably and we should like to thank all these people, especially Miss
Dolly Arthur for her help to our cause. At the Granger Picture House, Newcastle-on-Tyne, Mr.
Stanfield, the Manager, assisted by Messrs. Charles Ennis, T. Stafford, C. Ainley, C. Mills and Mrs.
Charles Ennis, made our day a great success. At Preston, Mr. G. Eccleston, a very energetic member,
succeeded in selling a goodly number at the Cinema at which he is Musical Director. At the Picture
House and Cafe, Ipswich, Mr. F. Graves, Manager, at very short notice, achieved a wonderful result,
and we were delighted to get our propaganda so widely spread there.
Mr. Rea, at the Albert Hall, Sheffield, also did excellent work and Mr. Gray, one of our Members,
sold a great number on Ypres Day, by his own individual effort. Mr. Frank Gregory, of the Londes-
borough Theatre, Scarborough, completely sold out everything he had and his attendants sent us a
donation. Mr. Knightly, Manager of the Palace Theatre, Glossop, arranged with the Musical Director,
Mr. Bratby, and the song was most beautifully rendered. Mr. Norton, Manager of the Picture House,
Wellesbury, also gave us material assistance.
At Falkirk, Mr. F. B. Wright, Manager of the Picture House, sold out the copies we sent him. At
Belfast at the Grand Opera House, Mr. Cecil King, also sold out. Mr. Charles Lovat, Manager of
the Lome Cinema House, Glasgow, sold a number for us.
At Coleraine, Strabaine, Ireland, the Manager sold for us a large quantity. The Central Picture
House, Hull, also had successful sales.
We now come to the most pleasurable task of paying tribute to the kindly interest
shown in the League by Officers Commanding Territorial Units throughout the country.
Although many were unable, for various reasons, to help us this year, and the General
Election claimed others almost at the last minute, yet we had evidence in the many letters
we received, of a widespread and genuine desire to assist our cause, and the offers of
practical help on future occasions were a big recompense for the disappointments that
were a natural sequel to the dissolution of Parliament. All the more praise is therefore
due to the Commanding Officers who, in spite of all difficulties, yet found time to organise
in their districts a wide appeal on Ypres Day.
Whilst thanking the Commanding Officers as a whole for their genuine and practical
sympathy with our cause, we are proud to draw our readers' attention to certain units,
whose local appeals, splendidly organised, and executed under great difficulties, resulted
in material benefit to the Ypres League, not only in its finances, but also in its prestige.
Newark.-Colonel A. C. Clarke, T.D., the Officer Commanding 8th Bn. The Sherwood Foresters>
wholeheartedly and successfully supported our appeal, both at Newark and also at Worksop, where he
was aided by Captain W. C. C. Weetman, M.C., Commanding D Company. He sold every copy of the
song we had sent him and asked for a further supply as so many of the public were disappointed at not
being able to receive copies. What better tribute could be paid to the organisation than this We
would like to record both our congratulations on his success and our thanks for the handsome cheque
we received. Associated with and contributory to the success at Newark were the services of the
following:Captain J. E. H. Maxwell, M.C., Captain T. Ford, and M. Armstrong, the Manager of the
Newark Picture Palace, who largely contributed to the success of the undertaking. Very special
mention must also be made of the excellent speech on behalf of the Ypres League made by Lt.-Col.
